RAISING TERMITE QUEEN & KING in TEST-TUBE | DIY
2018 ж. 14 Қыр.
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A video I have been wanting to make for a long time! What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
This video is simply about how you can raise a termite queen and king into a colony using a testube, cotton and some water! Hope it helps and i will see you guys in another vivarium update soon!
Have a fANTastic day,
Nordic Ants
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I hope you like it! I think AC is throwing another termite video this weekend too!!! happy #termiteweekend !!!
The show is starting now!
Yess do more u upload more instersting vidio then ants canada sorry for bad english
do you think that you could up load a video on how to collect termite kings and queens?
where are you man?long time no see
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This is the only video that talks about a termite test tube set up
Well I am glad that I filled the void! :D
The timing of this video is just perfect. Came out right before Ants Canada’s video.
I know! #termiteweekend !
Tandem running... each other’s bums!!! Lol, memes for days!!
Very helpful tutorial! Will come back to this video when I find a termite queen and queen, since I have only seen a couple still flying.
Perfect! :D
Just discovered you from a comment you made on an AC video! Glad to find another channel for the hobby!
Awesome video nordic!
Thank you! :D
@@nordicants6232 Hey Nordic did you see me new exotic ants yet!?
Awesome video i really want to see more of termites
Big fan blowing from the Windy City!
Why was this uploaded just before AntsCanada releases his termite video😅
You guys asked about it in the previous video! ;D Thought id make it in between #termiteweekend !
@@nordicants6232 hi what if don’t have a test tube ? What should I do then?
@@aidrianramos6695cut your hair and eat some chocolate
Love it! You should make more of thease small informative videos!
Ants Scandinavia awh thank you my friend!!!
Nice I’m excited to watch
This has me psyched about termites, when can we see a vid on the terrarium termites?
Well soon! I can assure you it will :D
Right okay you uploaded this termite video 30 minutes before ants Canada's termite video premieres
So cool! Termite weekend xD
Nordic Ants lol haha #TERMITEWEEKEND
Such an astonishing video it was lol.
Wow very cool!
Nice you and AC throwing those termites at us haha! Love the vid brother ! I hope you come up with a paladarioum ant set up as big as your vivarium (,:
I have plans! Thank You :D
great work !
Thank you! :D
The termite babies are socute
Yes they are!!! They are called ”nymphs”
Wow this is great
Cool bro 😎 I don't have anything else to describe.
This was very informative...and they are kind of cute to watch. Do you keep the test tube out of the light while they are establishing? Do they manage on just the water and cotton, or do you need to introduce other food occasionally? What type of termites are these? Thank you for always providing great content.🖤🇨🇦
Cool never saw a tutorial on termites
Hope it helped :D
@@nordicants6232 Thx😊
thanks for the help
This species is soooo cool looking
I think so too! Thanks
Very informative
Nice vid
i love your video
Dude I love his vids they so cool
Thank you so much!
@@nordicants6232 np u deserve it
2:03 slug go brrrrrrr
I'm definitely gonna do this..thanks
Good luck :D
Yay I can keep termites now
glad i helped! :D
Nordic Ants I have tried keeping them in the past but failed every time
"Maybe a pen too" *shows pencil*
Hahahahah xD
might think about raising my own army of eastern subterranian termites. also termites are polymorphic! awesome!
This is a superb video Nordic Ants. Thank you for making it. I would like to get some harvester termites from Germany now that I know there is a supplier based there. What type of nest would be best suited to the formation of a termite colony? I think Hodotermes mossambicus can be fed on grass alone once the colony has taken off and there are worker castes available to gather food.
Hmmm well a dirtsetup seems to me the best! But if you want to see them put two pieces of glass together and dirt inbetween? Ask the supllier as well! They should know. Or do you want to make a vivarium?
Hi Alexander, out of curiosity were you ever able to get a colony of Hodotermes? As I'm looking to get a couple of pairs myself, any information would be fantastic.
I felt that “damn termites are fascinating” haha
I love these termite the queen so cute with the big stomach
Love the vids bro keep going with this amazing content
ants canada should see this for more of his info
Yehhhhhhh with ant canada buyahhhh!!! Keep it up yeesss!!!! );D
Mr Troll thank you!!!
AC Should watch this :)
Right?
Bet no like
Yeah! He had his testtube underground :((
Ahh already done
Termite invasion all over youtube! love it
Water Bear me too!
Wow! Nice vid. Also, it makes me think which colony of termite is better, yours or antscanada's. Better wait until its 8 pm in my country.
Oh i can suspect his will be awesome!!
@@nordicants6232 maybe, maybe not.
Very helpful! One question though, what do you do when the colony outgrows the test-tube?
feed them to your ants
I found a queen termite in an actual mound what should I do? She doesn't have a king so maybe one of her workers will molt into one? Or not I do want to keep her though
Hey man where do you buy these from? I have only just Māori get my hands on some in the UK but it really wasn’t easy
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Would you be willing to/ or do you already have a video that goes more in depth on starting a termite colony? I'd love to know more as I'm very interested in trying my hand at termites.
Hmm well i have another one on how to keep them in a vivarium! :D on my channel
Would this work with Pacific dampwood termites?
I SAW THESE OMG
I got a question. What do you do if the queen starts to grow its big sausage abdimin thing?
Are there alternatives to using a testube?
Ohhhhhh
So....is starting with only a pair of termites enough to raise a colony? What about food for them? When can I start feeding and how often?
Can I keep more than 2 termites together
Hello ! Do you thing this growing technique is also suitable for K.flavicollis ? Do they feed on cotton too ? Thanks
Should be fine, maybe get some cardboard in there!! It is growing? I saw nobody do this before :o omg!!! Hype
@@nordicants6232 Thanks ! Haha not yet tried. I don't know if it is possible but I would like at least to maintain them alive in a petri dish or test tube
I wish there were termite farms!
Hi I just have a question, when you add the flying termites to the tube does it have to be two only or you can add a few more than that?
Two only but you can add more than that
great video how big is such a colony and what is the name of the art?
There were multiple species in the video :/ But most surpasses thousands :D
OK. Thank you how big is the smallest
Whew I found this the same time i saw a termite on my arm and another one on the kitchen sink
Its meant to be! Get a Termite colony;)
Interesting there's like no tutorials on them still not keeping them tho lol
THAT SOILDER JUST SAW HIS BROTHER OR SISTER GET EATEN ALIVE AND HE JUST WALK AWAY EVEN THOUGHT HE HAD A CHANCE TO SAVE HIM AT THE END
In 1:34 there is a termite larvae eating a dead royal
How do you prevent escape?
What do you feed them
So you capture any thermite? How do you identify queen ar king?
Can this contain Zootermopsis angusticollis?
everyone else: *cats and dogs* me: *termites, ants, and tarantulas*
0:11 obviously,the king termites must fight and whoever wins,the Queen mates with the winner king.
how long until they start laying eggs?
I hate it when people eat Queen termites they always you look beautiful that's why I support turn lights every time I see them I always get them at piece of purple because every time I bring a apple I will give it to son and I just loves so much
Multiple nursery and queen does it happen
Fam what happened to the Scandinavian Vivariums? Weren’t you gonna make a vid on em?
Check instagram @nordicants ;-)
Hey I'm keeping termites like this and they have eggs! How long did it take before the eggs actually hatched??
Depends on the species! But remember that it is not like ants where the egg hatches to larvae and then cocoon. The egg hatches into a small worker(nymph) that grows! So egg to nymph, not as much as for ants :D maybe two weeks
@@nordicants6232 ok well I've had them for nearly two months and there's eggs but no workers. Maybe it's been delayed?
Probably! Or maybe they lack heat/moisture or even food! Everything mentioned is avaible for them?
@@nordicants6232 they do have food and moisture, plus I live in Australia so it's hot. There is a bit of mould growing in there. Does this affect the anything?
That ”mold” might be their fungus! Depending on the species you are keeping. Should be fine as long as it doesnt spiral out of control :D
What do they eat?
I think you should name the colony of termites "Wooden Bodies" and "The Dynamites" for those Kamikaze Termites.
NickTheShinobi Plays i like it xD
To keep it moist you spray water on it yes or no
How you keep it moist then
But how do you keep it moist, drop water in it?
Yeah! Just like that :D
i did the same in a small ant-farm container with 20 kings and queens termites. i did not expect almost all survived and paired equally without knowing their gender. i have 8 pairs laying eggs and hatching the same time. they don't seem to eat anything (i put coco peats/coir together with cottonballs) except the cotton balls. IS IT OKAY TO FEED THEM PURELY COTTON ALONE FOR THE WHOLE COLONY?? Help, don't know what to do next caring for it with several pairs in a bottle.
by the way, its been almost 2 months, plenty of tiny white babies are appearing the same in the video. there holes they made in their nest are getting bigger and almost reaching with other pair's nest holes. i dont think they will battle it out since they came from the same swarm when i collected them? or should i separate them, if so how?
I have to be honest with you, i have no idea what will happend when they meet, but it would be a wonderful experience to see what happends when they do! Please share a comment whem :D if you want. Concerning only cotton, it has worked for me but it all depends on the species! Some even grow fungus
What to feed them in the test tube?
Mine ate the cotton but you can feed them playwood?
@@nordicants6232 ah thanks
Yay you got macrotermes
Yes! U liked the video? :o
@@nordicants6232 Yes I liked it indeed
@@nordicants6232 Pretty sure if you didn't got termites antscanada wouldn't get them either xD
so jealous
I used toilet paper and I am still waiting for the moment they fully establish!
Amazing!
Can u do another dinasour ant update
it will be one :D
like i said before, you should add some more driftwood peaces, or a population of predatory centipedes
How do you move the termites from a test tube to a vivarium?
Put the tube in the vivarium! :D
@@nordicants6232 thanks I was just wondering if I needed any light or something else to encourage them. :D
2nd
Wow they eat cotton too?
Yup! Mine did :D
First mabi
What if I dont have a test tube?
a little late man flights are over
For me nuptial flight happens every few days
What if the termites become bigger than the tubes
I guessed you needed 2 of them. Dang I only found 1 taking off its wings
Unlucky!!! Next time :D
are you from sweden?
Sults yes! How do you know?
heheh jag bara gissade
my mom killed the king but i managed to save queen
how to feed them???
they eat the cotton! But you could eventuelly place some wood in the other end of the tube if it worries you :D
thank you
4th like
#antscanada
How dare you
Yeah,I’m going to have wood eating termites in my house,made of wood.
We din`t have termites here in Serbia :(